EntryCommon
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    dangerous; perilous; threatening; stormy; volatile; tense; critical; serious

    事態は険悪だ。
    The outlook is grim.
  2. stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp; harsh

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes

Kun
けわ.しい
On
ケン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
707 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
2d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
7823.6Four corner code
3663deroo
967aUnicode hex code
1-24-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5000Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6456New Nelson (John Haig)
542New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
658Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
398Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
495Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1672Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1802Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
616A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1308Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
356Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41721PMorohashi
662A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
533Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
542Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
770sakade
988Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
689henshall3
731Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
790Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
736Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1688Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian3Pinyin reading
heomKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

Kun
わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.いああいずくにいずくんぞにく.む
On
アク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
530 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-7-4SKIP code
4k7.17The Kanji Dictionary
1033.1Four corner code
3258deroo
60aaUnicode hex code
1-16-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1873New Nelson (John Haig)
2745New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3413Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1758Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2393Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1810Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1951Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
504A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1483AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
804Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10717Morohashi
222A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
304Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
304Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
152sakade
175Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
241henshall3
369Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
295crowley
114Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
785Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1828Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
e4, e3, wu4Pinyin reading
ag, oKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level